diff --git a/.beads/issues.jsonl b/.beads/issues.jsonl
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+++ b/.beads/issues.jsonl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 {"id":"bd-2oo.3","title":"Update all code to use dependencies API for edges","description":"Find and update all code that reads/writes:\n- replies_to field -\u003e use dependency API\n- relates_to field -\u003e use dependency API\n- duplicate_of field -\u003e use dependency API\n- superseded_by field -\u003e use dependency API\n\nCommands affected: bd mail, bd relate, bd duplicate, bd supersede, bd show, etc.","status":"closed","priority":0,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-18T02:02:01.317006-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-18T02:49:10.59233-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-18T02:49:10.59233-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-2oo.3","depends_on_id":"bd-2oo","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-18T02:02:01.31856-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"bd-2oo.4","title":"Create migration script for edge field to dependency conversion","description":"Migration must:\n1. Read existing JSONL with old fields\n2. Convert field values to dependency records\n3. Write updated JSONL without old fields\n4. Handle edge cases (missing refs, duplicates)\n\nRun via: bd migrate or automatic on bd prime","status":"closed","priority":0,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-18T02:02:01.760277-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-18T02:49:10.602446-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-18T02:49:10.602446-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-2oo.4","depends_on_id":"bd-2oo","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-18T02:02:01.760694-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"bd-2q6d","title":"Beads commands operate on stale database without warning","description":"All beads read operations should validate database is in sync with JSONL before proceeding.\n\n**Current Behavior:**\n- Commands can query/read from stale database\n- Only mutation operations (like 'bd sync') check if JSONL is newer\n- User gets incorrect results without realizing database is out of sync\n\n**Expected Behavior:**\n- All beads commands should have pre-flight check for database freshness\n- If JSONL is newer than database, refuse to operate with error: \"Database out of sync. Run 'bd import' first.\"\n- Same safety check that exists for 'bd sync' should apply to ALL operations\n\n**Impact:**\n- Users make decisions based on incomplete/outdated data\n- Silent failures lead to confusion (e.g., thinking issues don't exist when they do)\n- Similar to running git commands on stale repo without being warned to pull\n\n**Example:**\n- Searched for bd-g9eu issue file: not found\n- Issue exists in .beads/issues.jsonl (in git)\n- Database was stale, but no warning was given\n- Led to incorrect conclusion that issue was already closed/deleted","notes":"## Implementation Complete\n\n**Phase 1: Created staleness check (cmd/bd/staleness.go)**\n- ensureDatabaseFresh() function checks JSONL mtime vs last_import_time\n- Returns error with helpful message when database is stale\n- Auto-skips in daemon mode (daemon has auto-import)\n\n**Phase 2: Added to all read commands**\n- list, show, ready, status, stale, info, duplicates, validate\n- Check runs before database queries in direct mode\n- Daemon mode already protected via checkAndAutoImportIfStale()\n\n**Phase 3: Code Review Findings**\nSee follow-up issues:\n- bd-XXXX: Add warning when staleness check errors\n- bd-YYYY: Improve CheckStaleness error handling\n- bd-ZZZZ: Refactor redundant daemon checks (low priority)\n\n**Testing:**\n- Build successful: go build ./cmd/bd\n- Binary works: ./bd --version\n- Ready for manual testing\n\n**Next Steps:**\n1. Test with stale database scenario\n2. Implement review improvements\n3. Close issue when tests pass","status":"tombstone","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-11-20T19:33:40.019297-05:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T01:21:01.952723-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-25T01:21:01.952723-08:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"bug"}
-{"id":"bd-2rkr","title":"Test coordinator display","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-28T22:00:44.894114-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave","updated_at":"2025-12-28T22:00:44.894114-08:00"}
+{"id":"bd-2rkr","title":"Test coordinator display","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-28T22:00:44.894114-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave","updated_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.715146-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.715146-08:00","close_reason":"Stale/spurious - test artifacts, merged PRs, or auto-close candidates"}
 {"id":"bd-2ubv","title":"Code Review: Swarm commands consolidation","description":"Code review of bd swarm commands (validate, status, create) identified several improvements.\n\n**Summary:**\n- Duplicated child-fetching logic between commands\n- Missing duplicate swarm check in create\n- Missing swarm list command\n- Minor polish issues\n\nFiled after implementing bd-fa1q (swarm create).","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-28T21:38:36.61291-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave","updated_at":"2025-12-28T22:05:51.910899-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-28T22:05:51.910899-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-2v0f","title":"Add gate issue type to beads","description":"Add 'gate' as a new issue type for async coordination.\n\n## Changes Needed\n- Add 'gate' to IssueType enum in internal/types/types.go\n- Update validation to accept gate type\n- Update CLI help text and completion\n\n## Gate Type Semantics\n- Gates are ephemeral (live in wisp storage)\n- Managed by Deacon patrol\n- Have special fields: await_type, await_id, timeout, waiters[]","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-23T11:44:31.331897-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-23T11:47:06.287781-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-23T11:47:06.287781-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-2v0f","depends_on_id":"bd-udsi","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-23T11:44:52.659005-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"bd-2vh3","title":"Ephemeral issue cleanup and history compaction","description":"## Problem\n\nBeads history grows without bound. Every message, handoff, work assignment\nstays in issues.jsonl forever. Enterprise users will balk at \"git as database.\"\n\n## Solution: Two-Tier Cleanup\n\n### Tier 1: Ephemeral Cleanup (v1)\n\nbd cleanup --ephemeral --closed\n\n- Deletes closed issues where ephemeral=true from issues.jsonl\n- Safe: only removes explicitly marked ephemeral + closed\n- Preserves git history (commits still exist)\n- Run after swarm completion\n\n### Tier 2: History Compaction (v2)\n\nbd compact --squash\n\n- Rewrites issues.jsonl to remove tombstones\n- Optionally squashes git history (interactive rebase equivalent)\n- Preserves Merkle proofs for deleted items\n- Advanced: cold storage tiering\n\n## HOP Context\n\n| Layer | HOP Role | Persistence |\n|-------|----------|-------------|\n| Execution trace | None | Ephemeral |\n| Work scaffolding | None | Summarizable |\n| Work outcome | CV entry | Permanent |\n| Validation record | Stake proof | Permanent |\n\n\"Execution is ephemeral. Outcomes are permanent. You can't squash your CV.\"\n\n## Success Criteria\n\n- After cleanup --ephemeral: issues.jsonl only contains persistent work\n- Work outcomes preserved (CV entries)\n- Validation records preserved (stake proofs)\n- Execution scaffolding removed (transient coordination)","notes":"## Implementation Plan (REVISED after code review)\n\nSee history/EPHEMERAL_MOLECULES_DESIGN.md for comprehensive design + review.\n\n## Key Simplification\n\nAfter code review, Tier 1 is MUCH simpler than originally designed:\n\n- **Original**: Separate ephemeral repo with routing.ephemeral config\n- **Revised**: Just set Wisp: true in cloneSubgraph()\n\nThe wisp field and bd cleanup --wisp already exist\\!\n\n## Child Tasks (in dependency order)\n\n1. **bd-2vh3.2**: Tier 1 - Ephemeral spawning (SIMPLIFIED) [READY]\n   - Just add Wisp: true to template.go:474\n   - Add --persistent flag to opt out\n2. **bd-2vh3.3**: Tier 2 - Basic bd mol squash command\n3. **bd-2vh3.4**: Tier 3 - AI-powered squash summarization\n4. **bd-2vh3.5**: Tier 4 - Auto-squash on molecule completion\n5. **bd-2vh3.6**: Tier 5 - JSONL archive rotation (DEFERRED: post-1.0)\n\n## What Already Exists\n\n| Component | Location |\n|-----------|----------|\n| Ephemeral field | internal/types/types.go:45 |\n| bd cleanup --wisp | cmd/bd/cleanup.go:72 |\n| cloneSubgraph() | cmd/bd/template.go:456 |\n| loadTemplateSubgraph() | cmd/bd/template.go |\n\n## HOP Alignment\n\n'Execution is ephemeral. Outcomes are permanent. You can't squash your CV.'","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"feature","created_at":"2025-12-20T21:02:20.101367-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-21T17:50:02.958155-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-21T17:50:02.958155-08:00"}
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 {"id":"bd-49kw","title":"Workaround for FastMCP outputSchema bug in Claude Code","description":"The beads MCP server (v0.23.1) successfully connects to Claude Code, but all tools fail to load with a schema validation error due to a bug in FastMCP 2.13.1.\n\nError: \"Invalid literal value, expected \\\"object\\\"\" in outputSchema.\n\nRoot Cause: FastMCP generates outputSchema with $ref at root level without \"type\": \"object\" for self-referential models (Issue).\n\nWorkaround: Use slash commands (/beads:ready) or wait for FastMCP fix.\n","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-11-20T18:55:39.041831-05:00","updated_at":"2025-12-23T23:49:44.371623-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-23T23:49:44.371623-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-49oe","title":"Cache GetGitDir() for additional optimization","description":"Code review finding from bd-7di fix.\n\nGetGitDir() at line 17 is not cached but is called by:\n- GetGitHooksDir()\n- GetGitRefsDir()\n- GetGitHeadPath()\n\nIf any of those are called multiple times, we still spawn extra git processes. Consider adding sync.Once caching similar to the other functions.\n\nFile: internal/git/gitdir.go","status":"open","priority":4,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-25T22:08:52.736529-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T22:08:52.736529-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-4bsb","title":"Code review findings: mol squash deletion bypasses tombstones","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-12-21T13:57:14.154316-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-21T18:01:06.811216-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-21T18:01:06.811216-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-4bsb","depends_on_id":"bd-2vh3.3","type":"discovered-from","created_at":"2025-12-21T13:57:14.155488-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
-{"id":"bd-4d9d","title":"Test epic for duplicate swarm","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-28T21:56:57.256997-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave","updated_at":"2025-12-28T21:56:57.256997-08:00"}
+{"id":"bd-4d9d","title":"Test epic for duplicate swarm","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-28T21:56:57.256997-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave","updated_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.716788-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.716788-08:00","close_reason":"Stale/spurious - test artifacts, merged PRs, or auto-close candidates"}
 {"id":"bd-4ec8","title":"Widespread double JSON encoding bug in daemon mode RPC calls","description":"Multiple CLI commands had the same double JSON encoding bug found in bd-1048. All commands that called ResolveID via RPC used string(resp.Data) instead of properly unmarshaling the JSON response. This caused IDs to retain JSON quotes (\"bd-1048\" instead of bd-1048), which then got double-encoded when passed to subsequent RPC calls.\n\nAffected commands:\n- bd show (3 instances)\n- bd dep add/remove/tree (5 instances)\n- bd label add/remove/list (3 instances)\n- bd reopen (1 instance)\n\nRoot cause: resp.Data is json.RawMessage (already JSON-encoded), so string() conversion preserves quotes.\n\nFix: Replace all string(resp.Data) with json.Unmarshal(resp.Data, \u0026id) for proper deserialization.\n\nAll commands now tested and working correctly with daemon mode.","status":"tombstone","priority":0,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-11-02T22:33:01.632691-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T01:21:01.952723-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-25T01:21:01.952723-08:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"bug"}
 {"id":"bd-4hn","title":"wish: list \u0026 ready show issues as hierarchy tree","description":"`bd ready` and `bd list` just show a flat list, and it's up to the reader to parse which ones are dependent or sub-issues of others. It would be much easier to understand if they were shown in a tree format","status":"open","priority":3,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-08T06:38:24.016316945-07:00","updated_at":"2025-12-08T06:39:04.065882225-07:00"}
 {"id":"bd-4lm3","title":"Correction: Pinned field already in v0.31.0","description":"Quick correction - the Pinned field is already in the current bd v0.31.0:\n\n```go\n// In beads internal/types/types.go\nPinned bool `json:\"pinned,omitempty\"`\n```\n\nSo you just need to:\n1. Add `Pinned bool `json:\"pinned,omitempty\"`` to BeadsMessage in types.go\n2. Sort pinned messages first in listBeads() after fetching\n\nNo migration needed - the field is already there.\n\n-- Mayor","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"message","created_at":"2025-12-20T17:52:27.321458-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-21T17:52:18.617995-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-21T17:52:18.617995-08:00","labels":["from:beads-crew-dave","thread:thread-4dd70157dbc1"]}
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@
 {"id":"bd-4ri","title":"Fix TestFallbackToDirectModeEnablesFlush deadlock causing 10min test timeout","description":"## Problem\n\nTestFallbackToDirectModeEnablesFlush in direct_mode_test.go deadlocks for 9m59s before timing out, causing the entire test suite to take 10+ minutes instead of \u003c10 seconds.\n\n## Root Cause\n\nDatabase lock contention between test cleanup and flushToJSONL():\n- Test cleanup (line 36) tries to close DB via defer\n- flushToJSONL() (line 132) is still accessing DB\n- Results in deadlock: database/sql.(*DB).Close() waits for mutex while GetJSONLFileHash() holds it\n\n## Stack Trace Evidence\n\n```\ngoroutine 512 [sync.Mutex.Lock, 9 minutes]:\ndatabase/sql.(*DB).Close(0x14000643790)\n  .../database/sql/sql.go:927 +0x84\ngithub.com/steveyegge/beads/cmd/bd.TestFallbackToDirectModeEnablesFlush.func1()\n  .../direct_mode_test.go:36 +0xf4\n\nWhile goroutine running flushToJSONL() holds DB connection via GetJSONLFileHash()\n```\n\n## Impact\n\n- Test suite: 10+ minutes → should be \u003c10 seconds\n- ALL other tests pass in ~4 seconds\n- This ONE test accounts for 99.9% of test runtime\n\n## Related\n\nThis is the EXACT same issue documented in MAIN_TEST_REFACTOR_NOTES.md for why main_test.go refactoring was deferred - global state manipulation + DB cleanup = deadlock.\n\n## Fix Approaches\n\n1. **Add proper cleanup sequencing** - stop flush goroutines BEFORE closing DB\n2. **Use test-specific DB lifecycle** - ensure flush completes before cleanup\n3. **Mock the flush mechanism** - avoid real DB for testing this code path  \n4. **Add explicit timeout handling** - fail fast with clear error instead of hanging\n\n## Files\n\n- cmd/bd/direct_mode_test.go:36-132\n- cmd/bd/autoflush.go:353 (validateJSONLIntegrity)\n- cmd/bd/autoflush.go:508 (flushToJSONLWithState)\n\n## Acceptance\n\n- Test passes without timeout\n- Test suite completes in \u003c10 seconds\n- No deadlock between cleanup and flush operations","status":"tombstone","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-11-21T20:09:00.794372-05:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T01:21:01.952723-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-25T01:21:01.952723-08:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"bug"}
 {"id":"bd-4sfl","title":"Merge: bd-14ie","description":"branch: polecat/toast\ntarget: main\nsource_issue: bd-14ie\nrig: beads","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"merge-request","created_at":"2025-12-19T23:23:37.360782-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-20T23:17:26.997276-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-20T23:17:26.997276-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-4sxh","title":"Code smell: Issue struct still has ~100 fields - consider composition","description":"internal/types/types.go Issue struct (lines 14-100) still has approximately 100 fields across many categories despite prior cleanup:\n\n- Core identification (ID, ContentHash)\n- Content (Title, Description, Design)\n- Status \u0026 Workflow\n- Assignment, Timestamps\n- External integration\n- Compaction metadata\n- Relational data (Labels, Dependencies, Comments)\n- Tombstone, Messaging, Context markers\n- Bonding, HOP, Gate, Source tracing, Agent identity fields\n\n**Problem:**\n- Very large struct is difficult to understand\n- Hard to identify required vs optional fields\n- High change risk\n\n**Acceptance Criteria:**\n- [ ] Group related fields into embedded structs (IssueMetadata, IssueCompaction, IssueAgent, etc.)\n- [ ] Use composition instead of single flat struct\n- [ ] Maintain backward compatibility for serialization\n- [ ] Tests pass","status":"open","priority":3,"issue_type":"chore","created_at":"2025-12-28T19:00:00.560267-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave","updated_at":"2025-12-28T19:00:00.560267-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-4sxh","depends_on_id":"bd-ox1o","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-28T19:00:23.780801-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
-{"id":"bd-4uoc","title":"Code Review Followup Summary: PR #481 + PR #551","description":"## Merged PRs Summary\n\n### PR #551: Persist close_reason to issues table\n- ✅ Merged successfully\n- ✅ Bug fix: close_reason now persisted in database column (not just events table)\n- ✅ Comprehensive test coverage added\n- ✅ Handles reopen case (clearing close_reason)\n\n**Followup Issues Filed:**\n- bd-lxzx: Document close_reason in JSONL export format\n- bd-077e: Update CLI documentation for close_reason field\n\n---\n\n### PR #481: Context Engineering Optimizations (80-90% context reduction)\n- ✅ Merged successfully  \n- ✅ Lazy tool discovery: discover_tools() + get_tool_info()\n- ✅ Minimal issue models: IssueMinimal (~80% smaller than full Issue)\n- ✅ Result compaction: Auto-compacts results \u003e20 items\n- ✅ All 28 tests passing\n- ⚠️ Breaking change: ready() and list() return type changed\n\n**Followup Issues Filed:**\n- bd-b318: Add integration tests for CompactedResult\n- bd-4u2b: Make compaction settings configurable (THRESHOLD, PREVIEW_COUNT)\n- bd-2kf8: Document CompactedResult response format in CONTEXT_ENGINEERING.md\n- bd-pdr2: Document backwards compatibility considerations\n\n---\n\n## Overall Assessment\n\nBoth PRs are production-ready with solid implementations. All critical functionality works and tests pass. Followup issues focus on:\n1. Documentation improvements (5 issues)\n2. Integration test coverage (1 issue)\n3. Configuration flexibility (1 issue)\n4. Backwards compatibility guidance (1 issue)\n\nNo critical bugs or design issues found.\n\n## Review Completed By\nCode review process completed. Issues auto-created for tracking improvements.","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-14T14:25:59.214886-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-14T14:25:59.214886-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-4uoc","depends_on_id":"bd-otf4","type":"discovered-from","created_at":"2025-12-14T14:25:59.216884-08:00","created_by":"stevey"},{"issue_id":"bd-4uoc","depends_on_id":"bd-z86n","type":"discovered-from","created_at":"2025-12-14T14:25:59.217296-08:00","created_by":"stevey"}]}
+{"id":"bd-4uoc","title":"Code Review Followup Summary: PR #481 + PR #551","description":"## Merged PRs Summary\n\n### PR #551: Persist close_reason to issues table\n- ✅ Merged successfully\n- ✅ Bug fix: close_reason now persisted in database column (not just events table)\n- ✅ Comprehensive test coverage added\n- ✅ Handles reopen case (clearing close_reason)\n\n**Followup Issues Filed:**\n- bd-lxzx: Document close_reason in JSONL export format\n- bd-077e: Update CLI documentation for close_reason field\n\n---\n\n### PR #481: Context Engineering Optimizations (80-90% context reduction)\n- ✅ Merged successfully  \n- ✅ Lazy tool discovery: discover_tools() + get_tool_info()\n- ✅ Minimal issue models: IssueMinimal (~80% smaller than full Issue)\n- ✅ Result compaction: Auto-compacts results \u003e20 items\n- ✅ All 28 tests passing\n- ⚠️ Breaking change: ready() and list() return type changed\n\n**Followup Issues Filed:**\n- bd-b318: Add integration tests for CompactedResult\n- bd-4u2b: Make compaction settings configurable (THRESHOLD, PREVIEW_COUNT)\n- bd-2kf8: Document CompactedResult response format in CONTEXT_ENGINEERING.md\n- bd-pdr2: Document backwards compatibility considerations\n\n---\n\n## Overall Assessment\n\nBoth PRs are production-ready with solid implementations. All critical functionality works and tests pass. Followup issues focus on:\n1. Documentation improvements (5 issues)\n2. Integration test coverage (1 issue)\n3. Configuration flexibility (1 issue)\n4. Backwards compatibility guidance (1 issue)\n\nNo critical bugs or design issues found.\n\n## Review Completed By\nCode review process completed. Issues auto-created for tracking improvements.","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-14T14:25:59.214886-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.723233-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.723233-08:00","close_reason":"Stale/spurious - test artifacts, merged PRs, or auto-close candidates","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-4uoc","depends_on_id":"bd-otf4","type":"discovered-from","created_at":"2025-12-14T14:25:59.216884-08:00","created_by":"stevey"},{"issue_id":"bd-4uoc","depends_on_id":"bd-z86n","type":"discovered-from","created_at":"2025-12-14T14:25:59.217296-08:00","created_by":"stevey"}]}
 {"id":"bd-4y4g","title":"Bump version in all files","description":"Run ./scripts/bump-version.sh {{version}} to update 10 version files. Then run with --commit after info.go is updated.","status":"tombstone","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-18T22:43:01.859728-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-24T16:25:30.160776-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-4y4g","depends_on_id":"bd-qqc","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-18T22:43:16.623724-08:00","created_by":"daemon"},{"issue_id":"bd-4y4g","depends_on_id":"bd-8v2","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-18T22:43:20.823329-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}],"deleted_at":"2025-12-24T16:25:30.160776-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"task"}
-{"id":"bd-5012","title":"Merge: ux-1766978911613","description":"branch: polecat/Nux-1766978911613\ntarget: main\nsource_issue: ux-1766978911613\nrig: beads","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"merge-request","created_at":"2025-12-28T19:35:42.938017-08:00","created_by":"beads/polecats/Nux","updated_at":"2025-12-28T19:35:42.938017-08:00"}
+{"id":"bd-5012","title":"Merge: ux-1766978911613","description":"branch: polecat/Nux-1766978911613\ntarget: main\nsource_issue: ux-1766978911613\nrig: beads","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"merge-request","created_at":"2025-12-28T19:35:42.938017-08:00","created_by":"beads/polecats/Nux","updated_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.719953-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.719953-08:00","close_reason":"Stale/spurious - test artifacts, merged PRs, or auto-close candidates"}
 {"id":"bd-56x","title":"Review PR #514: fix plugin install docs","description":"Review and merge PR #514 from aspiers. This PR fixes incorrect docs for installing Claude Code plugin from source in docs/PLUGIN.md. Clarifies shell vs Claude Code commands and fixes the . vs ./beads argument issue. URL: https://github.com/anthropics/beads/pull/514","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-13T08:15:16.865354+11:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T01:21:01.952723-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-25T01:21:01.952723-08:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"task"}
 {"id":"bd-581b80b3","title":"bd find-duplicates - AI-powered duplicate detection","description":"Find semantically duplicate issues.\n\nApproaches:\n1. Mechanical: Exact title/description matching\n2. Embeddings: Cosine similarity (cheap, scalable)\n3. AI: LLM-based semantic comparison (expensive, accurate)\n\nUses embeddings by default for \u003e100 issues.\n\nFiles: cmd/bd/find_duplicates.go (new)","status":"tombstone","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-29T20:49:49.126801-07:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T01:21:01.952723-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-25T01:21:01.952723-08:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"task"}
 {"id":"bd-589x","title":"HANDOFF: Version 0.30.7 release in progress","description":"## Context\nDoing a 0.30.7 patch release with bug fixes.\n\n## What's done\n- Fixed #657: bd graph nil pointer crash (graph.go:102)\n- Fixed #652: Windows npm installer file lock (postinstall.js)\n- Updated CHANGELOG.md and info.go\n- Pushed to main, CI running (run 20390861825)\n- Created version-bump molecule template (bd-6s61) and instantiated for 0.30.7 (bd-8pyn)\n\n## In progress\nMolecule bd-8pyn has 3 remaining tasks:\n  - bd-dxo7: Wait for CI to pass\n  - bd-7l70: Verify release artifacts  \n  - bd-5c91: Update local installation\n\n## Check CI\n  gh run list --repo steveyegge/beads --limit 1\n  gh run view 20390861825 --repo steveyegge/beads\n\n## New feature filed\nbd-n777: Timer beads for scheduled agent callbacks\nDesign for Deacon-managed timers that can interrupt agents via tmux\n\n## Resume commands\n  bd --no-daemon show bd-8pyn\n  gh run list --repo steveyegge/beads --limit 1","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"message","created_at":"2025-12-19T23:06:14.902334-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-20T00:49:51.927111-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-20T00:25:59.596546-08:00"}
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
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 {"id":"bd-h6bo","title":"Protos should have distinct prefix (e.g., proto-)","description":"Currently protos use the same bd- prefix as regular issues, making them visually indistinguishable. When you see bd-7bs4 it looks like work to squash, not a reusable template.\n\n**Problem:**\n- Protos look like regular issues\n- No visual signal that something is a template vs active work\n- Easy to accidentally close/modify protos thinking they're issues\n\n**Proposed Solution:**\n- Protos should have their own prefix (e.g., `proto-`, `mol-`, or `tpl-`)\n- Could be a separate database/storage for the proto library\n- Or a convention where proto IDs are generated differently\n\n**Alternatives:**\n1. Separate proto database with `proto-` prefix\n2. Special ID format for protos (e.g., `bd:proto:release`)\n3. Visual indicator in bd list/show output (already have labels, but not enough)\n\n**Current workaround:** Label with `template` and `molecule`, but IDs still look like regular issues.","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"feature","created_at":"2025-12-24T16:30:28.677791-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-24T16:45:24.862627-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-24T16:45:24.862627-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"feature"}
 {"id":"bd-h807","title":"Cross-project dependency support","description":"Enable tracking dependencies across project boundaries.\n\n## Mechanism\n- Producer: `bd ship \u003ccapability\u003e` adds `provides:\u003ccapability\u003e` label\n- Consumer: `blocked_by: external:\u003cproject\u003e:\u003ccapability\u003e`\n- Resolution: `bd ready` checks external deps via config\n\n## Design Doc\nSee: gastown/docs/cross-project-deps.md\n\n## Children\n- bd-eijl: bd ship command\n- bd-om4a: external: prefix in blocked_by\n- bd-66w1: external_projects config\n- bd-zmmy: bd ready resolution","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-21T22:38:01.116241-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-22T00:02:09.271076-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-22T00:02:09.271076-08:00"}
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@@ -523,13 +523,13 @@
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 {"id":"bd-ola6","title":"Implement transaction retry logic for SQLITE_BUSY","description":"BEGIN IMMEDIATE fails immediately on SQLITE_BUSY instead of retrying with exponential backoff.\n\nLocation: internal/storage/sqlite/sqlite.go:223-225\n\nProblem:\n- Under concurrent write load, BEGIN IMMEDIATE can fail with SQLITE_BUSY\n- Current implementation fails immediately instead of retrying\n- Results in spurious failures under normal concurrent usage\n\nSolution: Implement exponential backoff retry:\n- Retry up to N times (e.g., 5)\n- Backoff: 10ms, 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, 160ms\n- Check for context cancellation between retries\n- Only retry on SQLITE_BUSY/database locked errors\n\nImpact: Spurious failures under concurrent write load\n\nEffort: 3 hours","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"feature","created_at":"2025-11-16T14:51:31.247147-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-21T21:39:23.071036-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-21T21:39:23.071036-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-om4a","title":"Support external: prefix in blocked_by field","description":"Allow blocked_by to include external project references:\n\n```bash\nbd update gt-xyz --blocked-by=\"external:beads:mol-run-assignee\"\n```\n\nSyntax: `external:\u003cproject\u003e:\u003ccapability\u003e`\n- project: name from external_projects config\n- capability: matches provides:\u003ccapability\u003e label in target project\n\nStorage: Store as-is in blocked_by array. Resolution happens at query time.\n\nPart of cross-project dependency system.\nSee: gastown/docs/cross-project-deps.md","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"feature","created_at":"2025-12-21T22:37:29.725196-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-21T23:07:48.127045-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-21T23:07:48.127045-08:00"}
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 {"id":"bd-ork0","title":"Add comments to 30+ silently ignored errors or fix them","description":"Code health review found 30+ instances of error suppression using blank identifier without explanation:\n\nGood examples (with comments):\n- merge.go: _ = gitRmCmd.Run() // Ignore errors\n- daemon_watcher.go: _ = watcher.Add(...) // Ignore error\n\nBad examples (no context):\n- create.go:213: dbPrefix, _ = store.GetConfig(ctx, \"issue_prefix\")\n- daemon_sync_branch.go: _ = daemonClient.Close()\n- migrate_hash_ids.go, version_tracking.go: _ = store.Close()\n\nFix: Add comments explaining WHY errors are ignored, or handle them properly.","status":"closed","priority":3,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-16T18:17:25.899372-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-22T21:28:32.898258-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-22T21:28:32.898258-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-oryk","title":"Fix update-homebrew.sh awk script corrupts formula","description":"The awk script in scripts/update-homebrew.sh incorrectly removes platform conditionals (on_macos do, on_linux do, if Hardware::CPU.arm?, etc.) when updating SHA256 hashes. This corrupts the Homebrew formula.\n\nThe issue is the awk script uses 'next' to skip lines containing platform conditionals but never reconstructs them, resulting in a syntax-invalid formula.\n\nFound during v0.34.0 release - had to manually fix the formula.\n\nFix options:\n1. Rewrite awk script to properly preserve structure while updating sha256 lines only\n2. Use sed instead with targeted sha256 replacements\n3. Template approach - store formula template and fill in version/hashes","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-12-22T12:17:17.748792-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-22T13:13:31.947353-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-22T13:13:31.947353-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-ot0w","title":"Work on beads-tip: Fix broken Claude integration link in ...","description":"Work on beads-tip: Fix broken Claude integration link in bd doctor (GH#623). Update URL that doesn't exist. When done, submit MR (not PR) to integration branch for Refinery.","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-19T22:56:08.429157-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-19T23:20:39.790305-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-19T23:20:39.790305-08:00"}
-{"id":"bd-otf4","title":"Code Review: PR #481 - Context Engineering Optimizations","description":"Comprehensive code review of the merged context engineering PR (PR #481) that reduces MCP context usage by 80-90%.\n\n## Summary\nThe PR successfully implements lazy tool schema loading and minimal issue models to reduce context window usage. Overall implementation is solid and well-tested.\n\n## Positive Findings\n✅ Well-designed models (IssueMinimal, CompactedResult)\n✅ Comprehensive test coverage (28 tests, all passing)\n✅ Clear documentation and comments\n✅ Backward compatibility preserved (show() still returns full Issue)\n✅ Sensible defaults (COMPACTION_THRESHOLD=20, PREVIEW_COUNT=5)\n✅ Tool catalog complete with all 15 tools documented\n\n## Issues Identified\nSee linked issues for specific followup tasks.\n\n## Context Engineering Architecture\n- discover_tools(): List tool names only (~500 bytes vs ~15KB)\n- get_tool_info(name): Get specific tool details on-demand\n- IssueMinimal: Lightweight model for list views (~80 bytes vs ~400 bytes)\n- CompactedResult: Auto-compacts results with \u003e20 issues\n- _to_minimal(): Conversion function (efficient, no N+1 issues)","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-14T14:24:13.523532-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-14T14:24:13.523532-08:00"}
+{"id":"bd-otf4","title":"Code Review: PR #481 - Context Engineering Optimizations","description":"Comprehensive code review of the merged context engineering PR (PR #481) that reduces MCP context usage by 80-90%.\n\n## Summary\nThe PR successfully implements lazy tool schema loading and minimal issue models to reduce context window usage. Overall implementation is solid and well-tested.\n\n## Positive Findings\n✅ Well-designed models (IssueMinimal, CompactedResult)\n✅ Comprehensive test coverage (28 tests, all passing)\n✅ Clear documentation and comments\n✅ Backward compatibility preserved (show() still returns full Issue)\n✅ Sensible defaults (COMPACTION_THRESHOLD=20, PREVIEW_COUNT=5)\n✅ Tool catalog complete with all 15 tools documented\n\n## Issues Identified\nSee linked issues for specific followup tasks.\n\n## Context Engineering Architecture\n- discover_tools(): List tool names only (~500 bytes vs ~15KB)\n- get_tool_info(name): Get specific tool details on-demand\n- IssueMinimal: Lightweight model for list views (~80 bytes vs ~400 bytes)\n- CompactedResult: Auto-compacts results with \u003e20 issues\n- _to_minimal(): Conversion function (efficient, no N+1 issues)","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-14T14:24:13.523532-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.726141-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.726141-08:00","close_reason":"Stale/spurious - test artifacts, merged PRs, or auto-close candidates"}
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+{"id":"bd-ox1o","title":"Code Review Round 2: Beads Refactoring","description":"Second pass code review of Beads codebase. Found 10 HIGH/MEDIUM priority issues.\n\n**HIGH (P2):**\n- bd-6dnt: Duplicated IssueDetails struct (4 definitions)\n- bd-vqh9: init.go is 1928 lines\n- bd-it19: show.go is 1592 lines\n\n**MEDIUM (P3):**\n- bd-qobn: 20+ global variables in main.go\n- bd-0e02: Inconsistent error handling patterns\n- bd-g6m5: Mixed daemon/direct mode logic\n- bd-qe7j: Incomplete TODOs in formula/types.go\n- bd-4sxh: Issue struct ~100 fields\n- bd-yuxq: 262 uses of interface{}\n- bd-jbqx: Repeated validation patterns","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-28T19:00:15.483532-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave","updated_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.721916-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.721916-08:00","close_reason":"Stale/spurious - test artifacts, merged PRs, or auto-close candidates"}
 {"id":"bd-oxgi","title":"Add mol_type schema field to beads","description":"Add mol_type field to distinguish molecule types (swarm/patrol/work).\n\n## Context\nSwarms need to be distinguishable from regular work molecules. The mol_type field enables:\n- Filtering: bd list --type=swarm \n- Queries: Find all active swarm molecules\n- Coordinator logic: Different handling for different mol types\n\n## Implementation\n1. Add mol_type column to SQLite schema (nullable, default null = work)\n2. Add mol_type to JSONL format\n3. Update create command to accept --mol-type\n4. Update list/ready commands to filter by mol_type\n5. Values: 'swarm', 'patrol', 'work', null (null = work)\n\n## Reference\n~/gt/docs/swarm-architecture.md - 'Data Model' section\n\n## Acceptance\n- bd create --mol-type=swarm works\n- bd list --mol-type=swarm filters correctly\n- Existing molecules work unchanged (backward compatible)","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-28T19:11:07.616818-08:00","created_by":"mayor","updated_at":"2025-12-28T19:50:33.213538-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-28T19:50:33.213538-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-p5za","title":"mol-christmas-launch: 3-day execution plan","description":"Christmas Launch Molecule - execute phases in order, survive restarts.\n\nPIN THIS BEAD. Check progress each session start.\n\n## Step: phase0-beads-foundation\nFix blocking issues before swarming:\n1. Verify gastown beads schema works: bd list --status=open\n2. Ensure bd mol bond exists (check bd-usro)\n3. Verify bd-2vh3 (squash) is filed\n\n## Step: phase1-polecat-loop\nSerial work on polecat execution:\n1. gt-9nf: Fresh polecats only\n2. gt-975: Molecule execution support\n3. gt-8v8: Refuse uncommitted work\nThen swarm: gt-e1y, gt-f8v, gt-eu9\nNeeds: phase0-beads-foundation\n\n## Step: phase2-refinery\nSerial work on refinery autonomy:\n1. gt-5gkd: Refinery CLAUDE.md\n2. gt-bj6f: Refinery context in gt prime\n3. gt-0qki: Refinery-Witness protocol\nNeeds: phase1-polecat-loop\n\n## Step: phase3-deacon\nHealth monitoring infrastructure:\n1. gt-5af.4: Simplify daemon\n2. gt-5af.7: Crew session patterns\n3. gt-976: Crew lifecycle\nNeeds: phase2-refinery\n\n## Step: phase4-code-review\nSelf-improvement flywheel:\n1. Define mol-code-review (gt-fjvo)\n2. Test on open MRs\n3. Integrate with Refinery\nNeeds: phase3-deacon\n\n## Step: phase5-polish\nDemo readiness:\n1. gt-b2hj: Find orphaned work\n2. Doctor checks\n3. Clean up open MRs\nNeeds: phase4-code-review\n\n## Step: verify-flywheel\nSuccess criteria:\n- gt spawn works with molecules\n- Refinery processes MRs autonomously\n- mol-code-review runs on a PR\n- bd cleanup --ephemeral works\nNeeds: phase5-polish","status":"closed","priority":0,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-20T21:20:02.462889-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-21T17:23:25.471749-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-21T17:23:25.471749-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-pbh","title":"Release v0.30.4","description":"## Version Bump Workflow\n\nCoordinating release from 0.30.3 to 0.30.4.\n\n### Components Updated\n- Go CLI (cmd/bd/version.go)\n- Claude Plugin (.claude-plugin/*.json)\n- MCP Server (integrations/beads-mcp/)\n- npm Package (npm-package/package.json)\n- Git hooks (cmd/bd/templates/hooks/)\n\n### Release Channels\n- GitHub Releases (GoReleaser)\n- PyPI (beads-mcp)\n- npm (@beads/cli)\n- Homebrew (homebrew-beads tap)\n","status":"tombstone","priority":1,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-17T21:19:10.926133-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T01:21:01.952723-08:00","labels":["release","v0.30.4","workflow"],"deleted_at":"2025-12-25T01:21:01.952723-08:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"epic"}
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
 {"id":"bd-rl5t","title":"Integration test: agent waits for CI via gate","description":"End-to-end test of the gate workflow.\n\n## Test Scenario\n1. Agent creates gate: bd gate create --await gh:run:123 --timeout 5m --notify beads/dave\n2. Agent writes handoff and exits\n3. Deacon patrol checks gate condition\n4. (Mock) GitHub run completes\n5. Deacon notifies waiter and closes gate\n6. New agent session reads mail and resumes\n\n## Test Requirements\n- Mock GitHub API responses\n- Test timeout path\n- Test multiple waiters\n- Verify mail notifications sent","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-23T11:44:41.725752-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-23T12:24:08.346347-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-23T12:24:08.346347-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-rl5t","depends_on_id":"bd-udsi","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-23T11:44:53.157037-08:00","created_by":"daemon"},{"issue_id":"bd-rl5t","depends_on_id":"bd-2l03","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-23T11:44:56.674866-08:00","created_by":"daemon"},{"issue_id":"bd-rl5t","depends_on_id":"bd-ykqu","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-23T11:44:56.753264-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"bd-rnnr","title":"BondRef data model for compound lineage","description":"Add data model support for tracking compound molecule lineage.\n\nNEW FIELDS on Issue:\n  bonded_from: []BondRef  // For compounds: constituent protos\n\nNEW TYPE:\n  type BondRef struct {\n      ProtoID   string  // Source proto ID\n      BondType  string  // sequential, parallel, conditional\n      BondPoint string  // Attachment site (issue ID or empty for root)\n  }\n\nJSONL SERIALIZATION:\n  {\n    \"id\": \"proto-feature-tested\",\n    \"title\": \"Feature with tests\",\n    \"bonded_from\": [\n      {\"proto_id\": \"proto-feature\", \"bond_type\": \"root\"},\n      {\"proto_id\": \"proto-testing\", \"bond_type\": \"sequential\"}\n    ],\n    ...\n  }\n\nQUERIES:\n- GetCompoundConstituents(id) → []BondRef\n- IsCompound(id) → bool\n- GetCompoundsUsing(protoID) → []Issue  // Reverse lookup","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-21T00:59:38.582509-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-21T01:19:43.922416-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-21T01:19:43.922416-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-rnnr","depends_on_id":"bd-o5xe","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-21T00:59:51.234246-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"bd-rp4o","title":"Deleted issues resurrect during bd sync (tombstones not propagating)","description":"## Problem\n\nWhen issues are deleted with bd delete --force, they get deleted from the local DB but resurrect during the next bd sync.\n\n## Reproduction\n\n1. Observe orphan warnings (bd-cb64c226.*, bd-cbed9619.*)\n2. Delete them: bd delete bd-cb64c226.1 ... --force\n3. Run bd sync\n4. Orphan warnings reappear - issues were resurrected!\n\n## Root Cause Hypothesis\n\nThe sync branch workflow (beads-sync) has the old state before deletions. When bd sync pulls from beads-sync and copies JSONL to main, the deleted issues are re-imported.\n\nTombstones may not be properly:\n1. Written to beads-sync during export\n2. Propagated during pull/merge\n3. Honored during import\n\n## Related\n\n- bd-7b7h: chicken-and-egg sync.branch bug (same workflow)\n- bd-ncwo: ID-based fallback matching to prevent ghost resurrection\n\n## Files to Investigate\n\n- cmd/bd/sync.go (export/import flow)\n- internal/syncbranch/worktree.go (PullFromSyncBranch, copyJSONLToMainRepo)\n- internal/importer/ (tombstone handling)","status":"tombstone","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-12-16T23:09:43.072696-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-17T16:11:17.070763-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-17T16:11:17.070763-08:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"bug"}
-{"id":"bd-rrjo","title":"Swarm: Test coordinator display","description":"Swarm molecule orchestrating epic bd-2rkr.\n\nEpic: bd-2rkr\nCoordinator: ","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"molecule","created_at":"2025-12-28T22:00:50.527754-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave","updated_at":"2025-12-28T22:00:50.527754-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-rrjo","depends_on_id":"bd-2rkr","type":"relates-to","created_at":"2025-12-28T22:00:50.528518-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave"}]}
+{"id":"bd-rrjo","title":"Swarm: Test coordinator display","description":"Swarm molecule orchestrating epic bd-2rkr.\n\nEpic: bd-2rkr\nCoordinator: ","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"molecule","created_at":"2025-12-28T22:00:50.527754-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave","updated_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.71176-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.71176-08:00","close_reason":"Stale/spurious - test artifacts, merged PRs, or auto-close candidates","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-rrjo","depends_on_id":"bd-2rkr","type":"relates-to","created_at":"2025-12-28T22:00:50.528518-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave"}]}
 {"id":"bd-rs5a","title":"Test agent bead","description":"Testing new agent type","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"agent","created_at":"2025-12-27T23:36:57.594945-08:00","created_by":"mayor","updated_at":"2025-12-27T23:37:15.583616-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-27T23:37:15.583616-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-ruio","title":"Polecat sessions terminate unexpectedly during work","description":"During swarm bd-784c, polecat sessions (Toast, Nux) terminated mid-task without completing their work.\n\n**Observed:**\n- Polecats were actively working (edits in progress, tests running)\n- Sessions suddenly showed 'not running' in gt polecat status\n- tmux sessions existed but were empty/reset\n- Work was partially complete (some commits made, issue still open)\n\n**Timeline example:**\n1. Toast working on bd-1tkd, making edits\n2. Check status 30s later - session empty, state shows 'idle'\n3. Had to re-sling to restart\n\n**Impact:**\n- Lost work progress\n- Required manual intervention to restart\n- Unclear if work was saved/committed\n\n**Possible causes:**\n- Session timeout?\n- Claude Code crash?\n- Resource limit?\n\n**Suggestion:**\n- Add session health monitoring\n- Auto-restart on unexpected termination\n- Log session exit reasons","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-12-28T16:18:09.014372-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave","updated_at":"2025-12-28T22:14:20.983555-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-28T22:14:20.983555-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-rupw","title":"Run bump-version.sh 0.30.7","description":"Run ./scripts/bump-version.sh 0.30.7 to update version in all files","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-19T22:56:48.649647-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-19T22:57:31.512956-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-19T22:57:31.512956-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-rupw","depends_on_id":"bd-8pyn","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-19T22:56:48.653475-08:00","created_by":"stevey"}]}
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@
 {"id":"bd-vks2","title":"bd dep tree doesn't display external dependencies","description":"GetDependencyTree (dependencies.go:464-624) uses a recursive CTE that JOINs with the issues table, which means external refs (external:project:capability) are invisible in the tree output.\n\nWhen an issue has an external blocking dependency, running 'bd dep tree \u003cid\u003e' won't show it.\n\nOptions:\n1. Query dependencies table separately for external refs and display them as leaf nodes\n2. Add a synthetic 'external' node type that shows the ref and resolution status\n3. Document that external deps aren't shown in tree view (use bd show for full deps)\n\nLower priority since bd show \u003cid\u003e displays all dependencies including external refs.","status":"closed","priority":3,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-21T23:45:27.121934-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-22T22:30:19.083652-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-22T22:30:19.083652-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-vks2","depends_on_id":"bd-zmmy","type":"discovered-from","created_at":"2025-12-21T23:45:27.122511-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"bd-vpan","title":"Re: Thread Test 2","description":"Got your message. Testing reply feature.","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"message","created_at":"2025-12-16T18:21:29.144352-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-17T16:11:17.070763-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-vpan","depends_on_id":"bd-x36g","type":"replies-to","created_at":"2025-12-18T13:45:31.137191-08:00","created_by":"migration"}],"deleted_at":"2025-12-17T16:11:17.070763-08:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"message"}
 {"id":"bd-vqh9","title":"Code smell: init.go is 1928 lines - needs splitting","description":"cmd/bd/init.go is 1928 lines covering multiple init modes, contributor/team setup, hooks setup, and stealth mode.\n\n**Problem:**\n- File is too large to understand and maintain\n- Multiple responsibilities within single file\n- Harder to test individual components\n\n**Acceptance Criteria:**\n- [ ] Split into logical files (init_setup.go, init_hooks.go, init_stealth.go, etc.)\n- [ ] Each file under 500 lines\n- [ ] No functionality changes\n- [ ] Tests pass","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"chore","created_at":"2025-12-28T18:58:59.37092-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave","updated_at":"2025-12-28T19:01:18.403417-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-28T19:01:18.403417-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-vqh9","depends_on_id":"bd-ox1o","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-28T19:00:23.586968-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
-{"id":"bd-vqm0","title":"Swarm: Code Review: Swarm commands consolidation","description":"Swarm molecule orchestrating epic bd-2ubv.\n\nEpic: bd-2ubv\nCoordinator: ","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"molecule","created_at":"2025-12-28T22:06:58.82489-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave","updated_at":"2025-12-28T22:06:58.82489-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-vqm0","depends_on_id":"bd-2ubv","type":"relates-to","created_at":"2025-12-28T22:06:58.825608-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave"}]}
+{"id":"bd-vqm0","title":"Swarm: Code Review: Swarm commands consolidation","description":"Swarm molecule orchestrating epic bd-2ubv.\n\nEpic: bd-2ubv\nCoordinator: ","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"molecule","created_at":"2025-12-28T22:06:58.82489-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave","updated_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.709541-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.709541-08:00","close_reason":"Stale/spurious - test artifacts, merged PRs, or auto-close candidates","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-vqm0","depends_on_id":"bd-2ubv","type":"relates-to","created_at":"2025-12-28T22:06:58.825608-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave"}]}
 {"id":"bd-vs9","title":"Fix unparam unused parameter in cmd/bd/doctor.go:541","description":"Linting issue: checkHooksQuick - path is unused (unparam) at cmd/bd/doctor.go:541:22. Error: func checkHooksQuick(path string) string {","status":"tombstone","priority":0,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-12-07T15:35:17.02177046-07:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T01:21:01.952723-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-25T01:21:01.952723-08:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"bug"}
 {"id":"bd-vwjl","title":"Witness Patrol","description":"Per-rig worker monitor patrol loop with progressive nudging.","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"molecule","created_at":"2025-12-27T19:24:01.894777-08:00","created_by":"deacon","updated_at":"2025-12-27T19:24:01.894777-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-vxp1","title":"Test Parent Epic","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-27T22:15:17.894209-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/dave","updated_at":"2025-12-27T22:16:35.925357-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-27T22:16:35.925357-08:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"epic"}
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
 {"id":"bd-z3rf","title":"dave Handoff","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-23T04:33:42.874554-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-29T12:41:09.335754-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-29T12:41:09.335754-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"orphaned handoff stubs from crash","original_type":"task"}
 {"id":"bd-z4f5","title":"--parent flag reports success but doesn't persist to JSONL","description":"The --parent flag for bd update reports success but the change doesn't persist.\n\nReported by: Mayor\nLocation: show.go:810-814 handles the logic\n\nSymptoms:\n- bd update \u003cid\u003e --parent=\u003cnew-parent\u003e returns success\n- But the parent change is not written to JSONL\n- Subsequent bd show reveals parent unchanged\n\nThis shipped in v0.39.1 as part of bd-cj2e (--parent flag for reparenting).\n\nInvestigation: Check the update path from show.go through to JSONL export. The RPC/daemon layer may be dropping the parent field, or the storage layer isn't persisting it.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-12-27T23:10:22.428136-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/emma","updated_at":"2025-12-27T23:27:45.716572-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-27T23:27:45.716572-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-z830","title":"Test child task","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-27T23:26:58.246573-08:00","created_by":"beads/crew/emma","updated_at":"2025-12-27T23:27:40.451603-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-27T23:27:40.451603-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-z830","depends_on_id":"bd-fbl9","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-27T23:27:02.984294-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
-{"id":"bd-z86n","title":"Code Review: PR #551 - Persist close_reason to issues table","description":"Code review of PR #551 which fixes close_reason persistence bug.\n\n## Summary\nThe PR correctly fixes a bug where close_reason was only stored in the events table, not in the issues.close_reason column. This caused `bd show --json` to return empty close_reason.\n\n## What Was Fixed\n- ✅ CloseIssue now updates both close_reason and closed_at\n- ✅ ReOpenIssue clears both close_reason and closed_at\n- ✅ Comprehensive tests added for both storage and CLI layers\n- ✅ Clear documentation in queries.go about dual storage strategy\n\n## Quality Assessment\n✅ Tests cover both storage layer and CLI JSON output\n✅ Handles reopen case (clearing close_reason)\n✅ Good comments explaining dual-storage design\n✅ No known issues\n\n## Potential Followups\nSee linked issues for suggestions.","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-14T14:25:06.887069-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-14T14:25:06.887069-08:00"}
+{"id":"bd-z86n","title":"Code Review: PR #551 - Persist close_reason to issues table","description":"Code review of PR #551 which fixes close_reason persistence bug.\n\n## Summary\nThe PR correctly fixes a bug where close_reason was only stored in the events table, not in the issues.close_reason column. This caused `bd show --json` to return empty close_reason.\n\n## What Was Fixed\n- ✅ CloseIssue now updates both close_reason and closed_at\n- ✅ ReOpenIssue clears both close_reason and closed_at\n- ✅ Comprehensive tests added for both storage and CLI layers\n- ✅ Clear documentation in queries.go about dual storage strategy\n\n## Quality Assessment\n✅ Tests cover both storage layer and CLI JSON output\n✅ Handles reopen case (clearing close_reason)\n✅ Good comments explaining dual-storage design\n✅ No known issues\n\n## Potential Followups\nSee linked issues for suggestions.","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-14T14:25:06.887069-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.724656-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-29T13:40:29.724656-08:00","close_reason":"Stale/spurious - test artifacts, merged PRs, or auto-close candidates"}
 {"id":"bd-z8a6","title":"bd delete --from-file should add deleted issues to deletions manifest","description":"When using bd delete --from-file to bulk delete issues, the deleted issue IDs are not being added to the deletions.jsonl manifest.\n\nThis causes those issues to be resurrected during bd sync when git history scanning finds them in old commits.\n\nExpected: All deleted issues should be added to deletions.jsonl so they wont be reimported from git history.\n\nWorkaround: Manually add deletion records to deletions.jsonl.","status":"tombstone","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-12-16T01:48:14.099855-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-17T16:11:17.070763-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-17T16:11:17.070763-08:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"bug"}
 {"id":"bd-zc3","title":"Add --pinned and --no-pinned flags to bd list","description":"Add filtering flags to bd list: --pinned shows only pinned issues, --no-pinned excludes pinned issues. Default behavior shows all issues with a pin indicator.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-18T23:33:29.518028-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-21T11:30:01.484978-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-21T11:30:01.484978-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-zc3","depends_on_id":"bd-0vg","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-18T23:33:56.256764-08:00","created_by":"daemon"},{"issue_id":"bd-zc3","depends_on_id":"bd-7h5","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-18T23:34:07.486361-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"bd-zf5w","title":"bd mail uses git user.name for sender instead of BEADS_AGENT_NAME","description":"When sending mail via `bd mail send`, the sender field in the stored issue uses git config user.name instead of the BEADS_AGENT_NAME environment variable.\n\nReproduction:\n1. Set BEADS_AGENT_NAME=gastown-alpha\n2. Run: bd mail send mayor/ -s 'Test' -m 'Body'\n3. Check the issue.jsonl: sender is 'Steve Yegge' (git user.name) not 'gastown-alpha'\n\nExpected: The sender field should use BEADS_AGENT_NAME when set.\n\nThis breaks the mail system for multi-agent workflows where agents need to identify themselves by their role (polecat, refinery, etc.) rather than the human user's git identity.\n\nRelated: gt mail routing integration with Gas Town","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-12-20T21:46:33.646746-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-20T21:59:25.771325-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-20T21:59:25.771325-08:00"}